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November 20, 2024

“According to experts, the Norwegian right-wing terrorist Anders Behring Breivik cannot be classified as mentally ill. In a new report, two experts stated, according to the NTB news agency, that the 45-year-old is neither considered ill nor psychotic...

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November 20, 2024

"'Russia could easily suffer losses from indiscriminate Houthi actions in the Red Sea. But it's happy to run that risk for what it sees as bigger gains from stoking conflict,' said Edmund Fitton-Brown, Senior Advisor to the Counter Extremism Project...

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November 12, 2024

CEP Non-Resident Fellow Ari Heistein made an appearance on “The WarCast” podcast from War On The Rocks to discuss recent events in Yemen.

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November 18, 2024

"Cotler is an advisory board member of United Against Nuclear Iran and the Counter Extremism Project."

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November 8, 2024

"“It could have taken quite awhile to repair,” explained Joshua Fisher-Birch, a researcher with the Counter Extremism Project. “This has been promoted by different groups and sort of sub-movements within the accelerationists online environment and...

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November 12, 2024

"“... It is no coincidence that the men all come from Central Asia: the IS offshoot ISPK is recruiting new supporters there. The abbreviation stands for "Islamic State Khorasan Province". But why Afghanistan? The ISPK operates from Afghanistan and...

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November 8, 2024

“... The people who have been in prison so far cannot therefore be described as prisoners or detainees. "They are hostages of the regime," says Schindler, who now heads the Counter Extremism Project, a think tank that focuses on terrorism. Ultimately...

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November 10, 2024

"“In addition to strongly supporting proposed mass deportations, some extreme right groups are hoping that likely cuts to federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies and changing priorities will mean that attention will no longer be focused on...

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November 6, 2024

“The actions of the Israeli army in Lebanon against the terrorist organization Hezbollah have an impact not only on the Middle East region, but also on Germany, as terrorism expert Hans Jakob Schindler, Senior Director of the Counter Extremism...

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November 5, 2024

"“It could have taken quite awhile to repair,” explained Joshua Fisher-Birch, a researcher with the Counter Extremism Project. “This has been promoted by different groups and sort of sub-movements within the accelerationists online environment and...

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility. 

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